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crafts, family, kids, kids crafts, my home, spring, spring project, summer · April 13, 2017

3-Ingredient SAFE Puffy Slime Recipe

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Make safe puffy slime. All it takes is THREE ingredients and it provides hours of entertainment for your kids. Here are the instructions and tips!

3-Ingredient SAFE Puffy Slime Recipe

It’s FINALLY getting warm here! To celebrate the other weekend we made PUFFY slime. My 12 year old daughter LOVES making slime!! I know there have been problems with kids getting burned by slime made with Borax. My friend told me about a slime recipe she makes that doesn’t use borax, so we gave it a try. I guess making slime is all the rage right now because all of the stores we went to were sold out of Elmer’s Glue. Another friend let me know a slime-making secret – you can buy Elmer’s Glue by the GALLON on Amazon. It’s so much cheaper and think of ALL of the slime your kids can make with that much glue!! HAHA!

Make safe puffy slime. All it takes is THREE ingredients and it provides hours of entertainment for your kids. Here are the instructions and tips!

3-Ingredient SAFE Puffy Slime Recipe

I loved how EASY it is to make. I also loved that it was warm enough for the kids to go outside and play with the slime LOL!

It’s a really fun activity to make with the kids. My kids are old enough that I let them go crazy making it while I painted and worked on my bedroom makeover. And BTW – my bedroom makeover REVEAL is coming up TOMORROW!!! I am so excited to show it to YOU!

Make safe puffy slime. All it takes is THREE ingredients and it provides hours of entertainment for your kids. Here are the instructions and tips!

Here’s how to make 3-Ingredient SAFE Puffy Slime:

Ingredients:

(this makes a big batch)

  • 2 2/3 cups Elmer’s White School Glue (you can also use clear glue)
  • 2/3 cup liquid starch (use Sta-Flo starch, we tried another kind and it did NOT work)
  • 2 cups shaving cream

Make safe puffy slime. All it takes is THREE ingredients and it provides hours of entertainment for your kids. Here are the instructions and tips!



TIPS:

It’s pretty straight-forward, put the ingredients in a big bowl and stir. The shaving cream makes the slime fluffier. Also, you can add food coloring to get different colors. We divided our batch into four bowls and added different colors of food coloring to get different colors of slime.

Another tip – if you add too much liquid starch to your slime it gets a little stiff. If this happens, just add a little water – like a tablespoon at a time, until the slime puffs up again.

You can also add glitter.

If you make your slime with clear glue it makes it translucent instead of opaque.

Don’t let different color slimes touch because they will combine together easily.

Make safe puffy slime. All it takes is THREE ingredients and it provides hours of entertainment for your kids. Here are the instructions and tips!

Slime = hours of fun!!

We put our slime in jars with air-tight lids. This keeps your slime wet so it doesn’t dry out. You can also put your slime in zip-lock bags to keep it fresh.

 

There you go!! You can buy everything off of Amazon and it will magically arrive on your doorstep!

Make some slime this summer!!

Make safe puffy slime. All it takes is THREE ingredients and it provides hours of entertainment for your kids. Here are the instructions and tips!

 

And be sure to check out my sister Ashley’s Slime Party on Modern Glam!!

how to throw a slime party

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What are YOU excited to do with YOUR kids? 

xoxo

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Comments

  1. Shristi Patni says

    September 30, 2020 at 6:58 AM

    Hi! This looks like A LOT of fun! I was wondering if I could us shaving foam to make slime?

    • Jen says

      September 30, 2020 at 10:08 AM

      Yes you can totally use shaving foam!

      xoxo

  2. Jenny says

    November 4, 2019 at 7:27 PM

    Hi Jen I was wondering what brand of shaving cream did you use?

  3. Katie says

    March 30, 2019 at 8:33 AM

    Thank you for sharing the recipe to make this puffy slime.
    I am sure my kids will enjoy making them tomorrow!

  4. Kristen says

    September 1, 2018 at 12:24 AM

    Lets start with I have a 5yo little boy!!! Ok that being said, we made green slime together and had a GREAT TIME!!! My problem occurs when a little piece may break off and sticks to my carpet, or towel, or placemat!!!! I can’t get it out!!! HELP PLEASE!!! #wegotslimedfromourownslime

  5. Teena Malani says

    July 6, 2018 at 2:01 AM

    Such a catchy and fascinating blog!! Keep updating.To know more about slime,please visit : slime shops

  6. darren says

    June 22, 2018 at 11:58 AM

    Hi

    Just to let you know if you read ingredients of sta flo it does contain borax

    • Kara Brooke Attebury says

      February 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM

      Yep!

    • Estella says

      June 22, 2019 at 1:17 PM

      THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW, THOUGH I AM GOOD AT READING ALL ABOUT IT I MIGHT MISS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING LIKE BORAX WHICH IS WHAT I AM AGAINST. THANKS AGAIN HAVE A GREAT DAY.

  7. Sara says

    February 24, 2018 at 12:32 PM

    Jen,

    I work with kids ages 1-4 1/2 yrs old. @ a Bible Study home group in my area.
    Can you recommend other great craft ideas for that age group?

    I just love your stuff.

    • Jen says

      February 25, 2018 at 9:05 PM

      Thanks Sara!!

      I have an article with some ideas you might like – https://tatertotsandjello.com/2016/03/25-quiet-time-activities-kids.html

      xoxoxo

    • Skye says

      June 10, 2018 at 6:08 PM

      Hi Jen, I wanted to make a small batch of this just to try it out, but if couldn’t figure out how to make it small enough to use the tiny 7.6 oz bottle of glue I bought. ???? cutting it in half still used more glue than I have.

  8. Sara says

    February 24, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    Does the food coloring come off the hands or could it stain?
    I love the glitter and crunch recipes, so much fun with this stuff.
    Thanks Jen!

    • Jen says

      February 25, 2018 at 9:07 PM

      The food coloring can stain clothes. I would be sure to mix it on a hard surface and wash hands right after. Also if you are worried about getting hands stained, you can stir with a wooden spoon until it gets mixed up well. xoxoxo

  9. Ted says

    January 28, 2018 at 9:18 PM

    My daughter loved this slime creation we made. Thanks.

    • Jen says

      January 29, 2018 at 10:56 AM

      I’m so happy to hear that!!

      xoxo

      • Lin says

        February 20, 2018 at 5:33 PM

        Have a question about what to increase to make it not quite so stringy/clingy. I measured carefully but don’t know what to increase just a bit to stiffen it up a bit. Kids love it though. Thanks in advance

        • Jen says

          February 20, 2018 at 7:27 PM

          Hi Lin!

          If it’s too sticky I would add more shaving cream. Just add it in increments and mix to see what the texture is like. Keep adding more until it gets to the consistency you want!

          xoxo

  10. Pam Atkinson says

    July 18, 2017 at 3:23 AM

    Fun! We did something similar in VBS this summer….FYI….your article implies this recipe is bora-free….it is not. Sta-Flo starch contains Sodium Tetraborax which is borax….Borax is what makes the chemical reaction occur that turns the glue into slime. Thought some people should know this if their child has reacted to borax in the past. Thank you!

  11. Tina says

    May 29, 2017 at 9:12 PM

    The starch has borax as one of its ingredients. 🙁

  12. Amy says

    May 3, 2017 at 9:59 PM

    Any way you can make the slime recipe as a printable? I want to give the ingredients and recipe to my niece for her birthday.

    • Jen says

      May 4, 2017 at 4:10 PM

      That’s a good idea. I will do that!

      xoxo

  13. [email protected] says

    April 20, 2017 at 1:55 PM

    This looks like so much fun. I have never made slime before and surprisingly it doesn’t look that messy either. I will try it out with the kids this weekend. Do you think a regular mason jar will do to keep the slime wet?

    • Kelsey Wilson says

      July 1, 2017 at 4:27 PM

      Yes as long as it is air tight container it will stay wet

  14. Bethany Borden says

    April 15, 2017 at 11:20 AM

    I want to make this with my students (I have 28) and then them the recipe to take home for the summer. I will get the Sta-Flo starch, but do you think I could use any kind of shaving cream? Trying to get as much bulk for the cheapest price possible. Saw the comment above about gallon glue at Joann’s. 🙂

    You say this makes a “big” batch but how many ‘servings’ would you say it is?

    Thank you.

    • Mindy says

      May 15, 2017 at 6:33 PM

      We just made this for a 3rd grade mini society project and it made 16 6-7 oz portions. We also used the Wal-Mart brand shaving cream and it worked out just fine!

      • Jen says

        May 16, 2017 at 3:29 PM

        Yay! That sounds so fun!

        xoxo

  15. Lisa says

    April 13, 2017 at 11:25 PM

    JoAnn Fabrics also sells glue by the gallon in their school supply (teacher supply) section. Then you can use a coupon and it’s cheaper than amazon.

    • Jen says

      April 14, 2017 at 11:01 AM

      That’s great to know! Thanks Lisa!!

      xoxoxo

    • Kelli says

      July 18, 2017 at 4:05 AM

      You can use the coupon at Joann’s? I tried using the coupon for glue at Michaels and they said we can’t on glue. Amazon was much cheaper, $13 for gallon Elmers

      • Jen says

        July 18, 2017 at 8:33 AM

        I haven’t tried using a coupon for glue at Michaels. I’ve used one at Hobby Lobby for a gallon of slime and it worked. Also I almost always order my glue through amazon now because it’s a good deal and it’s so easy. xoxoxo

  16. Jen says

    September 27, 2017 at 12:22 AM

    Thanks for including my slime!

    xoxo

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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